ICHTHYO-DIVERSITY OF RIVER ZHOB, DISTRICT ZHOB, BALOCHISTAN - Z. Hasan; N. Ullah; S. Ullah; A. Kakar (Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 2015)
The present study aimed to evaluate the fish fauna of River Zhob, Balochistan. During the study, 200 fish specimens were collected. The collected fish were comprised of one order (Cypriniformes), one family (Cyprinidae) five genera (Schizothorax, Cyprinion, Garra, Crossocheilus, Barilius) and six species. Species-wise relative abundance was; Schizothorax plagiostomus (30, 15%), Cyprinion watsoni (159, 79.5%), Barilius pakistanicus (1, 0.5%), Barilius vagra (6, 3%), Crossocheilus diplocheilus (1, 0.5%) and Garra gotyla (3, 1.5%). The Simpson’s biodiversity index (1-D = 0.346) shows that the river has low ichthyic diversity. It is an intense need to prevent illegal and nasty fishing, assess water quality regularly and stock fish in the river to improve and enhance the diversity. Mountain in between Muslimbagh and Kanmehtarzai.
Keywords: journal article; Biodiversity Index; Checklist; Fish fauna; Relative Abundance; River Zhob